Tony(Director) McNamara
2) Poor things
Publisher
20th Century Studios
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (approximately 142 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter. Under Baxter's protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn, a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand...
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (approximately 9 hr. 39 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A satirical, comedic drama, based on the occasional historical fact, about the rise of Catherine the Great. An idealistic romantic young girl, she arrives from Prussia for an arranged marriage to the mercurial Emperor Peter hoping for love and sunshine and finds instead a dangerous, depraved, backward world that she resolves to change. All she has to do is kill her husband, beat the church, baffle the military, and get the court on her side.